Oregon Ducks News: Famous ESPN College GameDay Returns to Eugene

By Danielle Daniels

The pregame show will be on hand before the Ducks host Ohio State on Saturday

ESPN’s “College GameDay” pregame show will return to Eugene on Oct. 12, before the Ducks host Ohio State in Autzen Stadium that afternoon.

Oregon and Ohio State will kick off Saturday at 4:30 p.m. The game will be televised by NBC. Tickets for Saturday’s game are available here.

Saturday’s game will feature the first top-five showdown in Autzen Stadium history, with the No. 3 Ducks hosting the No. 2 Buckeyes. Both teams enter the game at 5-0 overall and 2-0 in conference play. Oregon earned its first Big Ten Conference home win on Friday night over Michigan State, 31-10, while Ohio State remained unbeaten on Saturday with a 35-7 win over Iowa.

“College GameDay” will make its 12th all-time appearance in Eugene, and its first since 2022.The Ducks are 8-3 in the 11 games when the pregame show is on site, including a 45-30 win over No. 9 UCLA on Oct. 22, 2022. The show’s first trip to Eugene was on Sept. 23, 2000, when the Ducks took down the Bruins, 29-10.

The production will again be based on the Memorial Quad on campus, and you can click here for more details.

Oregon has made 30 previous appearances in games from which “College GameDay” originated, going 18-12 in those games.

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